Introduction

In 2014 the centenary of the outbreak of World War One, Cumnock History Group began researching the names on the Cumnock War Memorial plus other men and women with Cumnock connections mentioned on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission or in the Cumnock Chronicle of the time. The research is not limited to those who died but also to men and women who served, using family history information.

The group would like to appeal to individuals with knowledge of family members for photographs of the soldier, either in uniform or not, and photos of medals or other memorabilia eg letters sent home from the Front. If you would be prepared to share these on this site, please email the web manager info@cumnockhistorygroup.org The group is willing to share any copies of documents found with the soldier's descendants.

Thursday, 3 April 2014

David Bryce

David Bryce was born on 13 November  1883 at 248 Cronberry to David Bryce and Margaret Biggans. In the 1911 census  he was living with his brother Joseph and family at Highhouse in Auchinleck. He was a coal miner.

He enlisted in the Seaforth Highlanders in Cumnock but was transferred to the Royal Engineers. He was a sapper in the  179th Tunneling Company when he died on 4th July 1916 at the Somme. He was 33.

In the Register of Soldiers' effects,  14 shillings was left to a his niece Margaret.

He is remembered on Kilmarnock War Memorial and at Albert Communal Cemetery in the Somme, France.

Here is his entry on CWGC and on Cumnock Connections tree
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